# A year with Dev Mode: 10 lessons from an engineering manager

DevFeed: [A year with Dev Mode: 10 lessons from an engineering manager](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-year-with-dev-mode-10-lessons-from-an-engineering-manager-9457.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.figma.com/blog/10-lessons-from-an-engineering-manager/>)

Author: Laurent Thiebault

Published: 2024-08-21T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Figma Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/figma-blog.md>)

Topics: [Figma](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/figma.md>), [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [CSS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/css.md>), [Web Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/web-development.md>)

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## AI overview

An engineering manager describes a year of using Figma Dev Mode within a design system workflow. The article highlights Code Connect for linking Figma components to component code, design-token handoff through Figma variables, variable aliasing and scoping for theming and precise usage, customized code syntax, and the relationship between design updates and code changes.

## Source excerpt

After integrating Dev Mode into our design system workflow, I've gathered several insights to help teams navigate this powerful tool. Here are my top takeaways.